Balatro's poker-themed take on a deckbuilding roguelike was an instant hit earlier this year, so when I heard there was a ...

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Balatro is—if you couldn't tell by the civilisational amount of time we've all put into it—a very good game indeed. It's the ...

The best way to get consistent same-rank hands is to use the Ouija card. By converting eight or more cards in your deck to ...

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Now I’m playing all over again, but I can’t say that I’m mad about it. As I suspected, Balatro is the perfect mobile game, one that’s become my trusty companion during football Sundays.

Anything can be a roguelike now. Poker? A roguelike. Blackjack? Of course. Mahjong? Don't doubt it. All bets are off, and as ...

“Balatro,” whose developer only goes by the screen name localthunk, bends the rules of poker the way only video games can, applying randomized powers to your deck that transform every ...

Millions of people fell into Balatro's poker-themed roguelike loop when it came out earlier this year, and for good reason. It's instantly fun from the get-go, but you'll still be discovering new ...